Senior Technical Lead

Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of Cisco's world-class hardware. Engineer develops software for Cisco's network switches and routers, which feature advanced application awareness to build a flexible and agile network infrastructure. These capabilities support multi-layered responses to the diverse workload demands of AI and ML., Design, and develop, BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products. Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. Develop and execute software test plans. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 10+ years experience, or Master's degree with 8+ years experience. Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming. Experience with hardware and device driver development background, including experience with Linux hardware bring-up. Experience in developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO.

Preferred Qualifications: Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB. Experience developing software from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-bandwidth systems. Ability to troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications. Experience with collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review. Experience with AI/ML. Experience with network processors and optical networking and Knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols. Other Requirements Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB. Experience developing software from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-bandwidth systems. Ability to troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications. Experience with collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review. Experience with AI/ML. Experience with network processors and optical networking and Knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols.